Premier League Weekend Fixtures: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Matches Real-Time Coverage

Just moments before the start in four important English top division matches, every one preceded by remembrance events.

Recent Team News

Newcastle Manager Confesses Disappointing Display

The Tyneside club were dreadful in their previous match against the Hammers, according to Eddie Howe just stated in his pre-match comments. “We have to deliver a performance different. The match with the London club was difficult for us. Hopefully, we’ve learnt plenty. Now we need to begin picking up points.”

On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t close ultimately. The scan revealed a minor issue in his hip and it’s a good chance for Harvey Barnes to come in.”

Forest Still Be Without Key Striker

Again missing the experienced striker from the Forest lineup, as the goalkeeper, Murillo, the midfielder plus Dan Ndoye return.

Lukas Nmecha comes in for the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who struggled against Brighton in the previous round.

The Eagles See Return of Midfielder But Miss Centre-Back

The young midfielder returns for Crystal Palace but there will be no Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace. The Seagulls field an unchanged starting eleven which beat Leeds last week.

Oliver Glasner stated regarding their defender “has a bone bruise, he requires support and is unable to so much as walk. At the moment it looks like he can’t play for England next week either.”

Fitness Blow for Newcastle as Gordon Sidelined

Anthony Gordon is carrying a fitness issue and is absent from the Newcastle team, the replacement, who has performed strongly, comes in.

A single alteration for Brentford, the full-back comes in.

Rotation at The Cherries while Villa Make Several Adjustments

The Bournemouth boss has the benefit of rotation, the striker, the defender, the winger and Veljko Milosavljevic each starting while the defender, the full-back, the attacker plus the forward move to the substitutes for Bournemouth.

the full-back, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, the striker, the defender together with the midfielder are included in the Aston Villa lineup after Thursday's Europa League match.

Confirmed Lineups

The Bees vs Newcastle

Thomas Frank’s side: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, The Dutch defender, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, The midfielder, The winger, The playmaker, The forward, Thiago. Subs: The backup keeper, Henry, Pinnock, The midfielder, Nelson, The attacker, Onyeka, The forward, Janelt.

Newcastle: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, The full-back, The midfielder, Tonali, The Brazilian, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: Hall, The Swiss, The captain, Krafth, The winger, Willock, The Welshman, Miley, The goalkeeper.

Referee: The match official (Warwickshire)

The Eagles against The Seagulls

Oliver Glasner’s men: Henderson, The defender, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, The midfielder, Kamada, Mitchell, The winger, The midfielder, Mateta. Subs: Matthews, The defender, The winger, The forward, Clyne, Hughes, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side: The keeper, Wieffer, van Hecke, The captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, The winger, The forward, Gomez, Welbeck. Replacements: Steele, Tzimas, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, The defender, Coppola, The midfielder, Oriola.

Referee: Tim Robinson (From the South East)

Aston Villa v The Cherries

Aston Villa: Martinez, The full-back, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, The winger, The playmaker, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, Barkley, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, The defender, The youngster, The attacker.

Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, Smith, The centre-back, The defender, Truffert, The midfielder, Scott, The winger, The forward, Semenyo, The striker. Subs: The keeper, Cook, Brooks, The midfielder, The youngster, Diakite, The full-back, Adli, The forward.

Referee: The referee (Leicestershire)

Forest v Leeds

Nottingham Forest: Sels, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, The winger, The playmaker, Dominguez, Igor Jesus. Subs: John Victor, The defender, The striker, The forward, Hutchinson, The midfielder, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.

Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, Bogle, Rodon, The defender, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, The attacker, Longstaff, Stach, Okafor, The striker. Replacements: Darlow, Struijk, James, Calvert-Lewin, The striker, The midfielder, Tanaka, Justin, The midfielder.

Referee: The Australian referee (Australia)

Match Preview

Right, four matches today 2pm, with plenty up for grabs. That game at the City Ground appears to be a six-pointer. Bournemouth can go into second place, while Palace can get into the top five.

  • Crystal Palace v Brighton
  • Aston Villa against Bournemouth
  • The Bees versus The Magpies
  • Nottingham Forest v Leeds
Position Club P Goal Difference Points
1 Arsenal 11 15 26
2 Chelsea 11 10 20
3 Man City 10 12 19
4 The Black Cats 11 4 19
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 9 18
6 Liverpool 10 4 18</
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